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U.S. is still sponsoring Israel... so I wonder why.
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Probably because the war against Hamas is costing Israel a lot of money.
"sponsoring Israel" != "co-signing on Israel's national debt"
are you sure....
Since Moody's still seems to rate US Gov't bonds as "Aaa", they must be pretty sure.

Not being a bond rating expert, I'll defer to their judgement in the matter.

> The country's rating was cut to "A2," which is five notches above investment grade, while its credit outlook was kept at negative by Moody's, meaning a further downgrade is possible.

Here's Moody's rating system (the not-too-long version) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond_credit_rating

Briefly put, this is a pretty small move, on a scale that has a lot notches on it.